Census 2001 - Profiles - Watford

Watford
Listed below is a selection of interesting and frequently requested indicators from the 2001 Census, based on data released on or before 13 February 2003. You can see other indicators and more detail for local areas in the Neighbourhood Statistics area of this website. Further data from the Census, including data for smaller geographical areas, will be released on a rolling basis.

		Value
Total number of people		79726
	Males	39227
	Females	40499
	Aged 0 to 15	16412
	Aged 16 to 74	58204
	Aged 75 and over	5110

		Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Percentage change since 1991		6.4%	2.5%	98	19
Density

Number of people per hectare		37.2	3.4	33	3

People, Places and Families

Marital status (all people aged 16 and over)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Single people (never married)	34.4%	30.1%	46	3
Married or re-married people	48.5%	50.9%	314	45
Separated or divorced	10.1%	10.6%	235	26
Widowed	7.1%	8.4%	326	40

Transport (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Households without car/van	21.0%	26.8%	203	16
Household with 1 car or van	45.4%	43.8%	127	18
Household with 2 or more cars/vans	33.6%	29.4%	172	34

Composition (all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
One person households	29.7%	30.0%	135	10
Married couple households	35.9%	36.5%	276	40
Cohabiting couple households	10.5%	8.3%	9	3
Lone parent households:
with dependent children	4.9%	6.5%	247	23
with non-dependent children only	3.4%	3.1%	59	5
All other households	15.5%	15.6%	165	21

Ethnicity and Religion

Ethnic Group (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
White	86.0%	91.3%	333	47
Largest minority ethnic group(s)	Pakistani (4.7%) Indian (2.4%) Black Caribbean (1.5%)

Place of birth (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Born in UK	86.2%	91.1%	338	45
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)	4.3%	2.3%	26	3
Born outside EU	9.5%	6.6%	42	4

Religion (all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Christian	66.4%	71.7%	325	44
Buddhist	0.3%	0.3%	63	5
Hindu	1.7%	1.1%	38	5
Jewish	1.1%	0.5%	20	5
Muslim	6.1%	3.0%	35	2
Sikh	0.5%	0.6%	59	7
Other	0.4%	0.3%	68	7
No religion	16.1%	14.8%	121	25
Religion not stated	7.3%	7.7%	217	35

(all people)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Limiting long-term illness	14.2%	18.2%	323	38
General health 'not good'	6.8%	9.2%	311	33
People providing unpaid care	8.6%	10.0%	338	46
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk	1.6%	2.1%	299	36

Status (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Employed	69.1%	60.6%	28	5
Unemployed	2.5%	3.4%	234	19
Long-term unemployed	0.6%	1.0%	254	24
Student (economically active)	2.7%	2.6%	82	9
Retired	10.5%	13.6%	344	47
Student (economically inactive)	3.4%	4.7%	165	12
Looking after home/family	5.9%	6.5%	264	43
Permanently sick or disabled	3.3%	5.5%	295	31
Other inactive	2.7%	3.1%	177	16

Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Travel to work by car	60.5%	61.5%	295	40
Travel to work by public transport	14.1%	14.5%	76	13

Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Qualifications at degree level or higher	23.1%	19.8%	85	8
No qualifications	23.7%	29.1%	292	36

(all households)	Value	E&W avg	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Regional Rank/48
Number of households with residents	32350	-	310	42
Number of people per hectare	37.2	3.4	33	3
Average household size	2.43	2.36	81	15
Vacant household spaces	2.8%	3.2%	209	19
Owner-occupied	73.0%	68.9%	186	25
Without central heating	5.9%	8.5%	204	13
Without own bath/shower & toilet	0.8%	0.5%	42	2
Overcrowding indicator	9.7%	7.0 %	40	3

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